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Wednesday, 24 February 2016

MARCH 8th 2016: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

The
2016 theme for International Women’s Day is “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up
for Gender Equality”.

The United Nations observance on 8 March will reflect on
how to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, building momentum for the effective
implementation of the new Sustainable Development Goals. It will equally focus
on new commitments under UN Women’s Step It Up initiative, and other existing
commitments on gender equality, women’s empowerment and women’s human rights.

How can we step it up? In my view, there are very simple and effective ways in which we can help our teenagers to build the emotional skills for healthy relationships based on equality, respect and trust. Allow me to contribute by sharing with you a simple lesson plan that you can carry out based on The Hunger Games.

I hope that by incorporating activities that foster classroom discussion on the topic, you will succeed at raising students' awareness of the fact that everyone has a role to play to make gender equality a true reality by 2030.